Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Digital Teaching Platform